I didn't get the Sukhoi so I WOULD be interested in this plane. I really like the paint job on this. I was kinda interested in the "Gunfighter" P51 but it's a little too similar to another plane I have (size and flight characteristics but not looks). This would give me a WWII plane and be something completely different in my fleet...

I did and I have an mSR on order as of a few weeks ago. Based on my negative experience with the SU-26, I will be waiting to hear from others after this one is released before I will consider purchasing one. It looks great....

How about making everything brushless from the start from now on, brushed motors are so last century.

In the 1S powered sub-1.5 ounce world, brushed motors are king. Yes, there are micro brushless motors, but they're generally no more efficient than the brushed ones.

Compare the brushed Sukhoi setup with a GWS 5043 prop with a DD 3700 KV brushless setup turning a GWS 4540 prop. Both produce about the same thrust, but the DD brushless outrunner requires at least 0.33 to 0.5 A more current to do so. The brushless setup also costs $25 more (this is the direct from China price.) A brushless gearbox produces somewhat less thrust for the same current, and has the same $25 premium (again, direct from China price, with the end-user pulling double-duty as QC. A brushless setup from Horizon, complete with the extensive QC and in-house testing they do, would probably have a $50 premium.)

In the 1S powered sub-1.5 ounce world, brushed motors are king. Yes, there are micro brushless motors, but they're generally no more efficient than the brushed ones.

Compare the brushed Sukhoi setup with a GWS 5043 prop with a DD 3700 KV brushless setup turning a GWS 4540 prop. Both produce about the same thrust, but the DD brushless outrunner requires at least 0.33 to 0.5 A more current to do so. The brushless setup also costs $25 more (this is the direct from China price.) A brushless gearbox produces somewhat less thrust for the same current, and has the same $25 premium (again, direct from China price, with the end-user pulling double-duty as QC. A brushless setup from Horizon, complete with the extensive QC and in-house testing they do, would probably have a $50 premium.)

You have pretty much nailed exactly why we don't have brushless in our ultra micros! Yet...